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  2. 2 April 2025

    Financial Advice Providers Regulatory Returns

    All licensed Financial Advice Providers are required to complete and submit an annual regulatory return. The regulatory return is a series of questions to obtain an up-to-date understanding of the nature, size and complexity of your financial advice provider service. This page provides you with information relevant to your annual regulatory return.

  3. 25 March 2025

    Financial Institutions

    A financial institution is a registered bank, licensed insurer, or licensed non-bank deposit taker (NBDT) that is in the business of providing one or more relevant services. View more about the licensing of Financial Institutions on this page.

  4. 21 March 2025

    Financial market infrastructures

    Financial market infrastructures (FMIs) provide channels through which payments, securities, derivatives or other financial transactions are cleared, settled or recorded. Well-functioning and efficient FMIs play a critical role in promoting financial stability and economic growth. Read more about Financial Market Infrastructures (FMI) on this page.

  5. 20 March 2025

    Key terms under the CoFI regime

    The Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment Act 2022 has introduced some key terms to describe the framework for regulating the conduct of financial institutions in New Zealand – also known as the CoFI regime. This page lists some of the key terms and their definitions.

  6. 17 March 2025

    AML/CFT

    The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (the Act) and its regulations place obligations on New Zealand’s financial institutions to detect and deter money laundering and terrorism financing. Find out more about your AML/CFT obligations on this page.

  7. 26 February 2025

    Financial Advice Provider licensing

    Find out who needs a Financial Advice Provider (FAP) licence, what to do before you apply for a licence, how to engage financial advisers, variation to licence forms, how to cancel your licence and the costs involved in applying for a FAP licence.

  8. 31 January 2025

    Auditors

    Auditor regulation and oversight helps to ensure the businesses we regulate (known as FMC reporting entities) have access to competent auditors, and these audits (known as FMC audits) are of a high standard. This page explains who needs to comply with the FMA, licensing and registration requirements, costs, levies and waivers, obligations, along with a number of important guidance documents and reports that are relevant to Auditors in New Zealand.

  9. 31 January 2025

    Managed investment scheme manager

    A Managed Investment Scheme (MIS) pools money from a number of investors who rely on the investment expertise of the MIS manager. These schemes can be structured in different ways and may invest in a wide range of investments. On this page you will find the licensing and registration and compliance obligations of a MIS manager. You will also find a list of KiwiSaver exempt employers.

  10. 31 January 2025

    Financial Advice Provider (FAP)

    A financial advice provider (FAP) is an individual or entity (e.g. a company) that provides a "financial advice service". Find out more about licensing, registration, costs and ongoing obligations as well as how to comply with the new Code of Professional Conduct for financial advice services including competence, knowledge and skill requirements as well as requirements for ethical behaviour, conduct and client care.

  11. 31 January 2025

    Services

    This section of the FMA website provides licensing, supervision and guidance information for all market participants who are licenced and monitored by the FMA.

  12. 16 December 2024

    Market operators

    A financial product market is a facility where financial products are bought or sold, or where offers or invitations to buy or sell financial products are made. Find the compliance, licensing and registration obligations and NZX notices on this page.

  13. 5 December 2024

    Cyber Security and Operational Systems Resilience

    This information sheet assists market services licensees (excluding benchmark administrators) licensed under Part 6 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMC Act) to enhance the resilience of their cyber and operational systems. While this information sheet is designed to apply to a broad range of sectors, entities with complex cyber security and operational systems should consider the specific technology requirements and obligations that apply to their sector.

  14. 5 December 2024

    Focus areas

    The FMA uses a range of tools to support the functioning of financial markets and services, and compliance with legislation. This section contains information about conduct regulation, ethical finance, climate related disclosures, innovation in financial markets, AML/CFT and consultations.